SpecialEffect launch their Accessible Gamebase today and it’s a big deal. They are hoping to build an active community and are actively encouraging people to contribute. After a little familiarisation you’ll hopefully find it really easy to learn all about…
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Retro You’re Brand New
William Pilgrim has created a 4Noah utility aimed at making a number of Atari VCS (aka 2600) games playable with the SPACE BAR alone. Set an accessibility switch to this and you can make games, that were never designed to…
The Factory: Game for Helen RR 2008 Winner
Within the blog pages of Australia’s The Age is an interesting article on Retro Remakes competition winner “The Factory” by Shane Hockings. I personally find the game very tough, and sorely needing a tutorial with a few demonstration solutions (see…
Mystic Mine – Multiplayer One Switch Game
Just released this February – Mystic Mine is now available to buy on-line at Koonsolo for $19.95 (use www.xe.com for a currency conversion). It’s massive fun as a multi-player game and highly recommended by OneSwitch.org.uk. If I had an all…
Access Controller – Video Review
Judecca: Mind Controlled Game
Square Enix and NeuroSky revealed a suitably Halloween timed game at this year’s Tokyo Game Show in Judecca. Supposedly when the gamer is in a relaxed enough state of mind they will see Zombies (which I’m guessing they have to…
Accessible Gaming – Living in the 80’s?
Graeme’s Free Games presently features some highly accessible versions of Namco’s all-time classic Pac-Man. All feature the option to reduce the number of ghosts as well as giving the facility to adjust the speed of the ghosts and your Pac-Man…
Strange Attractors 2
Strange Attractors 2 has arrived. It’s possibly the most polished and ambitious one-switch game ever written. Kick the Tyres here (the demo) or buy the full game for $14.95 (£7.50 ish). It’s superb. I love it. For those wishing to…
War Twat
War Twat is fierce. And despite it’s unrelenting difficulty, actually demonstrates some very fine accessibility traits.1. It uses a nice and simple control scheme (the cursor keys and the CTRL key to fire) that also works to start and restart…
Design Tips For: Eye Tracker Games
Written in collaboration with SpecialEffect. An EyeTracker is an interface that translates and maps eye movements to on-screen pointer control. Where ever your gaze falls on the screen, your pointer will also fall. In many ways, an EyeTracker simply replicates…